29.8.06

Five Easy Lists for Lovers. e.Songs

... I think it has to do with the nature of visual memory. Not only do I remember photographs better than I remember moving images. But what I remember of a movie amounts to an anthology of single shots. I can recall the story, lines of dialogue, the rhythm. But what I remember visually are selected moments that I have, in effect, reduced to stills. It's the same for one's own life. Each memory from one's childhood, or from any period that's not in the immediate past, is like a still photograph rather than a strip of film. And photography has objectified this way of seeing and remembering.

note: A belated list from last June, with slight tweek. It's a MdM type of mood list. Mellow, atmospheric and softly ambient. This one with William Orbit, Labradford, and mix of psych rock and no wave classic. I don't think I will ever complete this list. So this will be a 3 out of 5 series, unless somebody has better idea what to fill the b and c part. Enjoy. I like the songs in this list.

no, this is just half lazy list. I have a rule not posting two cruel lists in a row or people will throw things at me... :P ...kidding. There is no rule I just make stuff up along the way. Whatever sounds nice gets posted.

haven't heard lindstrom and prins thomas!!!??? after all the loving I've been throwing them on the past months?

tsk tsk tsk.

I posted "feel a.m." & "run" in the past but I already cleaned them from the archive... will send you to you if you want em. Their self-titled album is one of the most enjoyable releases I've heard this year.

William Orbit is a genius. I've always thought he'd do a million-dollar song if he'd take that synth sample from tom tom club's "wordy rappinghood" to use it into one of his pop productions (weird but his name and samples always come to mind when I listen to catchy synths)-

The remix he did to Samuel Barber's adagio is also very nice, but I think I'll favor this gorecki remix you posted over that one.

must be one of those +++lnd++couldbe a s ngtit but yd hv to figr i-ou+++.mp3 file name I have.

I was going to post the adagio. But the dang thing rip at 10MB+ It'll take me 20 tries to load it. so forget it.

The gorecky above is from a double length CD I found in a second hand CD. It has 2 version of Adagio. and the second CD come with series of him doing bunch of classics. ravel piece is great. (but gigantic)

admitedly the live 'shellac' track is too loud. and the list should have stop with Pere Ubu. but I love the opening 'clap', the drum and steve entrance. It has studied melancholic quality to it. My brain just demand a math rock piece in it to balance the labradford track. I didn't make this list late at night, so I want some action.

I had a bland middle school years. I am compensating. This time I start the food fight.

but seriously, in term of general music preference I don't think gender play as much role as most people think. What people listen on the background, general cultural scene during formative year, mass media play bigger role than straight up boys vs. girls.

Of course there are works with that in mind, consciously aware of gender status during creation. Most what I like are difficult and unfamiliar. And when right come down to it, most people don't have time contextualising or enjoying constant bombarment of new material.

Personally, I think I try to be aware of that sort of thing. There are limitation and failures no doubt, but if people follow what I post, I can argue that I do post less mainstream, new works done by women.

Should I establish different criteria? I don't think that's fair, specially if I try to present the works as "good" music. Equal among the greatest.

But on the other hand, I do post a lot of dorky lists. I also try to explore new area that I feel I have to spend time.

But all in all, I have to agree that the whole thing need revamping. The general character of MP3 blog in is still very much one way musical consumption. A person post, another listen/read/download.

I had a small serious discussion with my friend about whether there is fundamental difference in term of music preference in gender.

So far, there is no definite answer. There are small category of works that seems to attract male or female more, but that's not absolute either. (eg. mathrock) but as time progresses I suspect the work will spread and gets picked up by everybody.

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